How to configure FTP SERVER on RHEL 5?

what are the necessary changes in vsftpd.conf file?

have you installed vsftpd ??

its not too hard to configure..

what your purpose ?

do you want to chroot users home directory ?? then do this

In vsftpd.conf
Enable these 2 lines
chroot_list_enable=YES
# (default follows)
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list

then Create a file  touch /etc/vsftpd/chroot_list
cd /etc/vsftpd/
Then Edit this file by :  vi chroot_list
Insert local user name you want to chroot

then restart the vsftpd service.

yes i have installed vsftpd. Actually i want to make FTP SERVER for my office access as well as public access. so asking you to configure with better security option.

Also how to limit session peruser. I need 2 connection only for per user. if possible.

not sure if you can restrict by user session but  

you can do per ip
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-limit-number-of-simultaneous-vsftpd-connections/

Are any other changes required in vsftpd.conf file to make FTP server?

what do you meant by that ?? its a ftp server ...

500 OOPS: cannot change directory:/home/itc
!  Invalid username or password for 10.50.3.5
~ Could not login to 10.50.3.5


Hi Fosiul i am getting this error now. Please suggest me now.

are u using chroot as i said in my post ???

if yes then you would not be able to change directory

yes i am using according to your post.

That 500 error your getting is because of SELINUX blocking access to the home directory.

Open a terminal and as root type this:

setsebool -P ftp_home_dir 1
service vsftpd restart

That should clear the 500 errors.

Basically what this line does is tells SELINUX to allow access to the home dirs from vsftpd

yes, as savone said, do yu have selinux enabled ??

also how are u trying to access ftp ??? by using any software ??

ok got it, if you are trying to access ftp server via ftp client such as filezilla which use passive mode. then

you need to do this

in vsftpd.conf

pasv_min_port=x  
example : [ pasv_min_port=1023]

pasv_max_port=x
example : [pasv_max_port=1050]

Now add port 1023-1050 in iptables

iptables -A INPUT  --source xx.xx.xx.xx -p tcp --dport 1023:1050 -j ACCEPT

200 Type set to A, Using ASCII mode to transfer files.
> LIST
< 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection.
< LISTERROR: d-w--w--w-   2 JetDirect  public      512 Dec 2 2003 PORT
< 226 Transfer complete.

Now i am able to login but getting directory listing error. please see.

how are u trying to connect ???

from command line or by using software ???

have put all the config for pas_max and otehr ???

i am trying to connect through leech ftp client software.

can you try to download filezila ???

also again have you insert those line in your config file ??

leech does it try to access by passive or active ???



from Windows pc or linux pc do this from command line

ftp ip-of-ftp-server

it will ask username and password
see if it connects

This looks like a permissions problem:
< LISTERROR: d-w--w--w-   2 JetDirect  public      512 Dec 2 2003 PORT

d-w--w--w-
(d=directory)
the first W mean write permissions for the owner (no read or execute permissions)
the second W means the same for the group
the third W means the same thing for everyone else


try opening a terminal and using the chmod command to change the permissions

something like this:

chmod 755 JetDirect

hmmm , I stupid, i realy didnot know that, its prove how Bad my knowledge is!!!

Hi All,

Thanks for your help! It is working now.


Thanks again!

""@hmmm , I stupid, i realy didnot know that, its prove how Bad my knowledge is!!!""

sorry that line is for anothr post!!

i posted wrongly here


sorry for that